Before you can load a manual snapshot, you must transfer the snapshot file from
secure storage to a local path Vault can access.

Use `vault operator raft snapshot load` to load the snapshot data from a local
file and assign a snapshot ID:

```shell-session
$ vault operator raft snapshot load <local_file_path>
```

For example:

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```shell-session
$ vault operator raft snapshot load /tmp/snapshots/20250624-1.snap

Key                                   Value
---                                   -----
cluster_id                            990195d2-9f10-4e5c-84c5-543b4c250dc6
expires_at                            2025-06-14T09:00:00.675319+05:00
snapshot_id                           e57cd0cf-c3fa-4e5e-96ea-4a68fa8f3269
status                                loading
```

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